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What characteristics do you expect from an electrondeficient and an electron-rich hydride with respect to their structures?

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Electron-deficient hydrides are electron acceptors, i.e., They act as lewis acids whereas electron-rich hydrides are electron donors. i.e., they act as Lewis bases. For example, `B_(2)H_(6)` is a Lewis acid while `NH_(3)` is a Lewis base.
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